Last season, South Carolina won the East and Mississippi State won the West.

As for the teams, nine of the 14 teams were represented on All-SEC preseason teams with Florida getting six selections. LSU and Vanderbilt each garnered four selections, while Mississippi State and South Carolina had two. The Gators also claimed an SEC-best five first-team accolades.

First team

C

Mike Rivera

Florida

1B

Evan White

Kentucky

2B

Cole Freeman

LSU

SS

Dalton Guthrie

Florida

3B

Jonathan India

Florida

OF

Jake Mangum

Mississippi State

OF

Jeren Kendall

Vanderbilt

OF

Antoine Duplantis

LSU

DH/UTL

JJ Schwarz

Florida

SP

Alex Faedo

Florida

SP

Kyle Wright

Vanderbilt

RP

Tyler Johnson

South Carolina

Second team

C

Jason Delay

Vanderbilt

1B

JJ Schwarz

Florida

2B

Tate Blackman

Ole Miss

SS

Kramer Robertson

LSU

3B

Colby Bortles

Ole Miss

OF

Greg Deichmann

LSU

OF

Brent Rooker

Mississippi State

OF

Luke Bonfield

Arkansas

DH/UTL

Alex Destino

South Carolina

SP

Alex Lange

LSU

SP

Tanner Houck

Missouri

RP

Matt Ruppenthal

Vanderbilt

The regular season for SEC teams begins Feb. 17, with conference play opening March 17.